She holds a BSc and an MS degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. She earned PhD focusing plant genomics and quantitative genetics from the University of Dhaka in collaboration with University of Nebraska Lincoln, University of Texas at Austin and International Rice Research Institute. Her research focuses functional genomics studies using gene editing and cloning for development of climate resilient crops which is being funded by prestigious research grants. She was chosen for the Beachell Borlaug International Scholar impact award from Bayer in 2020. Earlier in 2012 she was selected as TWAS.BVA.NXT fellow and FAOBMB Young scientist program fellow. She worked as a researcher in National Jute genome project, Plant Biotechnology Laboratory (DU), in Australian National University, as a guest faculty in University of Dhaka, and cBLAST, an online bioinformatics course platform. She has experience in conducting bioinformatics workshop for professionals and students. She is a member of the GYA and EC member of NYAB and GNOBB She was awarded TWAS young-affiliateship in 2021.

Selected Publications

1. Combination of traits at two developmental stages under salt stress as a measure of tolerance in a reciprocally crossed rice (Oryza sativa L.) population. Sabrina M. Elias, M. Sazzadur Rahman, Sumaiya F. Khan, Sudip Biswas, Taslima Haque, Samsad Razzaque and Zeba I. Seraj (2020)(Crop and Pasture Science 71, 334-348)
2. Gene Expression analysis associated to salt stress in a reciprocally crossed rice population. Samsad Razzaque Δ, Sabrina M Elias Δ, Taslima Haque Δ, Sudip Biswas, Sazzadur Rahman, Thomas Juenger, Zeba Seraj Scientific Reports 9,8249 (2019) Nature Publishing Group. (Shared 1st Authorship)
3. Comparative genomics of two jute species and insight into the fibre biogenesis. Jennifer Saito, EE, BA, MI, AH, QH, MZH, RA, MSH, SK, SK, MMK, RH, NA, UH, RI, MMR, XW, SH,TH, SMA, MM, Sabrina M Elias, AMMH, NM, MS, SS, NS, SJ,SR, AC, AA, GN, KU, TR, SMEH, AS, SM, SAM, MKI, PL, MZ, AY, MKU, MSR, MSH, MMA, HK, Maqsudul Alam and Md. Shahidul Islam, (2017) Nature Plants 3, 16223
4. Reproductive stage physiological and transcriptional responses to salinity stress in reciprocal populations derived from tolerant (Horkuch) and susceptible (IR29) rice. Samsad Razzaque*, Taslima Haque*, Sabrina M Elias* , Md. Sazzadur Rahman , Sudip Biswas , Scott Schwartz , Abdelbagi Ismail , Harkamal Walia , Thomas Juenger And Zeba I Seraj *(shared 1st authorship), (2017), Scientific Reports 7:46138
5. Overexpression of a DEAD box helicase, PDH45, confers salinity tolerance to rice, Mahzabin Amin, Sabrina M. Elias, Alamgeer Hossain, Aliya Ferdousi, , Md. Sazzadur Rahman, Narendra Tuteja, Zeba I. Seraj (2012) Molecular Breeding, 30(1):345-354